Six bouts, headed by the 10-round go between “Wildcat” O’Connor of Scranton and Eddie Elkins of New York City make up the professional boxing card to be staged at the Olympic arena on Thursday, Aug. 18 by the Adirondack Sports Association.

This is the first professional boxing card of its kind to be put on in Lake Placid and one of the most ambitious cards ever to be seen in the North Country.

O’Connor and Elkins rank close to the top of the welterweight pugilistic heap. They will meet in the Lake Placid arena at 140 pounds.

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Skating pageant

Seldom is a more enthusiastic audience observed than that which attended the figure skating carnival held at the arena Saturday evening.

Surpassing many Broadway stage productions in freshness and appeal of costume, the entire show provoked great applause throughout the evening.

Skating on and about a great multi-colored star frozen under the surface and centering the ice of the arena, 10 American and Canadian girls in glistening ballet costumes of white and silver twittered in perfect formation.

The ballet was led by Miss Elizabeth Fisher, member of the Canadian Olympic team. With her were Aidrie Main, Montreal city title holder; Theresa Weld Blanchard, 10 times U.S. champion and Olympic team member; Kay and Eva Lopdell of Ottawa; Willow Johnson of Toronto; Thelma McDowell, Saranac Lake; Grace Law, Lake Placid; Ethel Burnham; Evelyn Tarbox; and Amoi Bird.

Roger Turner, national singles holder and sixth in the Olympic singles, was seen in individual exhibition and with Kay Lopdell won the Adirondack Figure Skating Club cup in waltz competition. The Lopdell sisters won the cup in 10-step competition, charming many by their grace in pair skating. Making their first public appearance, Lorraine Wilkins and Clara Bryant of Lake Placid, diminutive skaters, were applauded in the result of the efforts of their first season of figure skating.

Singles performances were given by Constance Wilson-Samuel, fourth in Olympic singles, third in pairs with her brother, Montgomery Wilson, who also gave an exhibition.

An interpretation, “Waters of Minnetonka,” was given by Gustave Lussi, formerly of the Minto Skating Club who directed the evening’s entertainment.

Adrie Main of the Winter Club of Montreal gave a realistic performance of the Charleston on the tips of her skates. “Bunny” Sheffield of Lake Placid, in a jumping act, cleared the heads of a group of young ladies sitting at tables and later reclining on the ice. Bobby Hearn did his bit in burlesque.

George Martin of the Lake Placid Club was well received in his antics as “Pagliacci.”

Maribel Vinson, the popular third-place winner in the Olympics, skated in exhibition and was one of the international four skating in which Roger Turner, Constance Wilson-Samuel and Montgomery Wilson took part.

Osborne Colson of Toronto, young runner up in the Canadian championships, is a skillful performer and shows great promise.

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